Thanksgiving

Over Thanksgiving, Kris' sister from Florida came to vist along with her daugther Emily. We had a great time ice skating in Manhattan and going to Kansas City. The kids took right off with ice skating. Matigan is trying to decide if she wants to be a professional ice skater when she grows up! :)

We made homemade pizzas one night - they were delicious!

Cousins!

Playing at the park.

Volleyball in Kris' sister's front yard in Overland Park.

Matigan and the Cinderella carriage on the Plaza.

Halloween

Halloween 2009 Kaleb: Darth Vader Kyson: Obiwankanobe???? Matigan: Cheerleader Elliott: ???? Kolt: Puppy

Halloween in Matigan's classroom

Fancy Nancy Girls: Matigan, Ashton, and Allison

Happy Holidays

The rest of the October Colorado Springs trip which included a visit to the Focus on the Family center, the cograil ride up Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, and the Air Force Academy. The weather was great the first two days we were there, but very cold on the day we left.

Focus on the Family:

Pike's Peak Cog Railway:

We couldn't go all the way to the top because the rail was covered in snow! Still had some amazing views.

Made a snowman on our stop halfway down.

Getting water from the springs at Manitoba Springs. It was awful! Found out that this was the worst one of the ten after the fact.

Garden of the Gods - I hadn't been for years. It was different from what I remembered, but still awesome.

On our way back to the hotel, we saw many deer. They were all in the suburbs!! Including these two bucks fighting in someone's back yard. We saw more wildlife in the suburbs than we did anywhere else.

Air Force Academy - it was freezing!!!